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It is a publishing house that briefly existed in the Soviet Union during the NEP period, from 1924 to 1930. The chief editor and director of this publishing house was Mark Meichik (1880-1950), a student of A.N. Scriabin. This firm published four categories of music in Moscow from 1924 to 1930. Engraving was often handled by Muzgiz, but it is estimated that quite a few scores printed with their own engraving machines also exist.
The first category was jazz and dance music composed by Soviet composers. The company published waltzes, foxtrots, and other dance pieces by composers such as Artur Polonsky, Matvey Nikolaevsky and Aleksandr Tsfaman. The second category was piano music for children. While a considerable number of works were published, the birth and death years of most of the composers are often entirely unknown. The third category was modern music by Soviet composers. Numerous works were published, including vocal and instrumental pieces, but no symphonic works were released. The fourth category consisted of arrangements of various Western classical music works for different instruments.
In 1930, with the end of the NEP (New Economic Policy), the company was officially dissolved. However, it is unclear whether this dissolution was compulsory or voluntary.
There is no standardized format for the Plate Number. There are various forms such as just numbers, or very diverse forms like Зак. ####, Кл. ####, etc.
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